Huge Edge of Fury: 55 pounds and 6 inches taller than Usyk

Tyson Fury will have a size advantage of 55 pounds, six inches over Oleksandr Usyk in the 12th round DAZN PPV Rematch on Saturday night. At Friday’s weigh-in, the 281-pound Fury made it clear on the scales that his second fight with unified heavyweight champion Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) would be different than the last.

Fury’s game plan: Take advantage of size

The 6’9″, 281-pound Fury looked like a giant while facing off with the 6’3″, 226-pound Usyk during their showdown today. Unlike yesterday, Tyson quickly walked away after a few seconds and threw some air punches at the crowd to let them know what he had in store for Alexander on Saturday night in their headline show, Live on DAZN PPV at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Former WBC heavyweight champion Fury, 36, is a year and a half younger than Usyk, who turns 38 on January 17. Fury’s size and youth will make it difficult for Oleksandr unless he can stay out of his shot range or ability to catch him on his own. Giant vacuum blow.

Fury resembles a human version of the sea lamprey, weakening his prey in a vampire fashion once he gets his hands on it. Usyk will have to say on the move to avoid massive anger drain.

“They both know they can hurt each other. Tyson has great recovery abilities, as you saw in the ninth round. In the 10th and 11th rounds he couldn’t capitalize on it, Usyk, but in the 12th round Tyson won it. He’s done,” Frank Warren said. As the strongest fighters. DAZN boxingthey talk about Tyson Fury overcoming being hurt by Oleksandr Usyk in their previous fight on May 18.

“For me, the bell rings. Whoever takes the ring post and pushes the other guy back, that guy is going to suffer. That’s the type of fight. Tyson can do something that Usyk can’t do, and Usyk is a great fighter,” Warren said. “Tyson can fight with the feet.” Background.”

“Can’t Usyk fight on his back foot, Alex?” commentator Ade Oladipo told Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk.

“Usyk can fight any way he wants,” Krasyuk said. “Tyson has been saving his energy, and it is not clear whether he will be able to do something extraordinary.”